Originally posted by Jasvox I don't find the system disappointing at all, legacy glass or not. My little 5N is a performer, that's for sure.
Jason
Undeniably, the 5n (and the rest) are great with legacy glass or perhaps the 50mm or 24mm. I stand by my statement that NEX as a system (no legacy glass included) is a bit ho-hum at the moment; a couple good primes and a handful of other mediocre lenses, plus maybe a flash and a mic... the NEX bodies are great, but within the system, they lack good glass to do the bodies justice. The concept the system promises, in theory, is high performance in a very compact package. The bodies do quite well on that count, but the lenses do not deliver. A lens that's both small AND a good performer would change that. It's great that they work so well with legacy glass and I've often considered one for that exact reason, but most of the best legacy glass options aren't terribly compact on the NEX either, functionally speaking. Sony needs to come through with lenses that deliver on the system's potential. It deserves to be more than a friendly platform for old lenses.